Kaweco ICE Sport Rollerball Pen Review

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The Kaweco ICE Sport Rollerball Pen

in Pink

– Handwritten Review // Giveaway –

Review Ink: Kaweco Black Rollerball Cartridge

Review Paper: Rhodia A4 Spiral Pad w/ Grid Ruling

Specs:

Description: A demonstrator-style clear plastic rollerball in the popular Sport form factor

Handwritten Review Scans:

Intro/About:

Included in my Kaweco haul was this nice, shiny ICE Sport in hot pink. I figured since it’s Breast Cancer Awareness month and pink is their color, that this would be the perfect time to do a review and a giveaway of this pen. If you wish to donate anything, go over and check out the American Cancer Society’s donation page. Every few dollars help, but don’t feel obliged! Thank you for reading, and enjoy the review.

I would like to thank Sebastian at Kaweco for sending over this pen. That being said, the fact that I received the pen free of charge does not effect my opinion.

Appearance & Packaging:

The ICE Sport Rollerball is pretty much identical to the Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen, except there’s no nib involved. The ICE series is made of see-through clear and colored plastic, demonstrator style . This model is clear and bright pink, which is pretty far outside of my normal color choice of black, grey, or matte black. While not for me, the color combination is certainly eye-catching. As in my previous reviews, I am still a fan of the Kaweco Sport form factor in both design and functionality. The clear demonstrator look is cool, even though all you’re looking at is the rollerball cartridge on the inside. The packaging for this pen is a regular cardboard box, but I do like the design on it.

Writing Performance:

The included refill is an unbranded rollerball refill, in black. There’s no bleeding or feathering on Rhodia or copy paper. The line width is right around where I like it to be (~0.7mm?) and it lays down a consistent line. It’s not quite as smooth as the Schmidt 8126 capless rollerball refill, but it is by no means scratchy. I’ve had bad luck with purchasing refills for my Rotring Rapid Pro (why are there so so many!?), but the highly-regarded Schmidt 8216 does fit in this pen with no problems. The included refill will get you by just fine. It’s smooth and consistent with good on-page performance.

Feel:

If you’ve read my prior reviews of the Kaweco Sport (regular here & aluminum here), you’re going to know how this part goes. The plastic versions of the Sport line are a big light for me, but they’re very comfortable. They fit great both in-hand and in-pocket. Posting the elongated cap extends the pen to the perfect writing length, while the overlap that the cap has when closed keeps the pen tiny for pocket carry. Balance isn’t much of an issue because of the pen’s light weight. You can see in the above picture that the pen is a good length for my average sized hand.

Pros:

Great size for pocket carry

Included refill is nice

Clear plastic is a nice change of pace

Cons:

It’s a bit on the light side for my tastes

Conclusion:

If you’re in the market for a nice rollerball that you can throw in your pocket, then consider the Kaweco Sport. Don’t be thrown off by the hot pink color, this pen is available from a bunch of retailers in a ton of different colors. The ease of use and lack of maintenance that is involved in using a rollerball is a nice departure from using fountain pens every so often. Thanks again to Kaweco for sending me this pen, check out the rest of the Kaweco line. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway, check out the info above!

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Disclaimer: This pen was provided to me as a review unit, free of charge, by Kaweco, Germany. I was not compensated for this review, and this did not have any effect on my thoughts and opinions about the pen. Thank you for reading!

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Did you encounter any issues with ink leaking? I do not suspect there would be any but wanted to ask. I have an ICE Sport Fountain Pen where some ink found its way behind the seal at the end of the cap.

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